Video Hardware

**Please see System Specs section at the endI've been having a lot of issues regarding timeline playback, moving files in the sequence and minor renders (not exports)..Weirdly I am getting significantly better performance on Machine 2 then I am on Machine 1 even though the specs should outway the other by a long shot.I mainly shoot basic videos, add transitions and on some occasions move over to AE and edit Typography, Visual Graphics and Special Effects etc. (more very heavy duty timelines). On this occasion I haven't even been able to finish cutting my sequence.I have been working with Sony A7SII footage, 4K(UHD) 25fps 100Mbs, Flat Picture Profiles, MP4 format - 50GB worth of footage total.When importing the footage into PP after syncing in PluralEyes, playback is very slow, jittery or freezes while audio continues to play.Pause Res is set to 1/2 - Playback Res set to 1/4 - HQ Playback set to OFF - Size set to FITSequence Settings (tried various) currently DNxHR UHD, also tried DSLR

Hello. I need to edit videos with Premiere Pro, edit with Photoshop, use Character Animator and more. I don't understand a lot from computers so i would be really thankfull if someone can tell me what is needed to be good in a computer so it is fast when using these programs, so i can work on a good machine and export and render videos fast. What must be good in a computer and what are the reccomendations? Like fast processor, good graphic or video card, ect.Thank you all for your time.

1)acer swift 3Intel® Core ™ i7,i7-8550u,1.80 GHz,Quad-Core16GB DDR4 RAMNVIDIA GEFORCE MX150 (2GB)2) hp workstation zintel i7,4800 MQ32DDR3 RAMintel HD 4600 nvidia quadro k1100M 2 gb gddr5

I'm looking to get a 13" laptop for travelling and for using creative cloud. What spec should I be looking for?

is the quadro fx3500 still compatible with cc[Moved from a Creative Suite forum to a Creative Cloud forum - moderator]

Hi guys, I´m going to buy this month a new laptop, I think it´s going to be this one.Now my question: Will it run Photoshop CC and InDesign? Basically, I am not going touse the programs in a very "hardcore-style", just some basic picture editing and maybe someflyer designing. Not the biggest work.I´m thankful for every answer!BW

So i am only posting here in the AE section because I believe this app is a little more hungry than the others...I know RAM might be the single most important factor but if the rest of the system is balanced i would assume the other Adobe app would run well.My rig is about 4 years old with:Asus X-99-E board.i7-596064 gb RAM.GTX-Titan X GPU. M.2 SSD for primary1TB SSD for caching1TB SSD for rendering16TB Areca in Raid 5 for project files (this is a TBolt connection)I was wondering where I can get some gains on this system.  I thought maybe swapping the CPU for the E5 Xeon (comparison below) but there are pros and cons spec-wise.  Maybe removing that Titan since it seems like it not pulling its money's worth...what would you do?  I use PS/AI/ID/PR/LR/AE/AU/SG/BR for apps

Hi Forum (Moderator please move this topic to hardware forum thank you)I'd like for PC hardware enthusiast to share their specs with me. I'm currently doing my research for a new PC build by the endof this year or start next year. I'd like to see what specs users of Premiere and after effects use in their builds, which can endure heavy projectsanimation, rendering, 4k vids, and typically speaking a PC which can handle a load full of task. My budget would be $5000 USD. Please reply to me if you already have a system which does the work on a daily basis and you are an industry professional, not what you would build if you were to build a new system worth 5k. Thank you.

Hi there,I see that a few folks are using eGPUs on their Macs with PP2018, but as much as I could find on the web, PP is not really improving much in performance, more like the opposite.Is it worth adding the eGPU? What exactly would be the benefits? I'd be running it from a MacBook Pro13,3.Thank you so much. The information out there is very confusing to me.Best, Robert

Hi everyone,So few months ago I was asking about one laptop and I never bought it. Now I wanted to buy new Razer 2018, but then we decided to buy new flat, so at the moment Im out of options to go for something $2000+ and Im searching for something budget just for few months, since my old macbook is right about to die. Im editing on it with 1 core working @ 1.2 ghz, no use of geeforce 650M at all (macbook is broken, no battery recognized and so on..).Im in search for something between $500-$800 (or I can say 500-800€). I have no idea what to looking for in that price range, thats why Im asking here for some advices.My videos are all recorded and edited in 1080p, if there is some 4k video, Im always downscale it to 1080p.Cheers,Denis

Hello! I work on a MacBook Pro. Are there any external touch screens that can be used with Adobe desktop applications on my laptop?

Can you offer me a sanity check on the laptop I am considering.I currently own CS5 and will very likely switch to CC in the next  12-15 months.Software I use: Photoshop, Premiere and After Effects. I also use LightwaveBudget: $500Laptop I am considering:Lenovo W530Intel Core i7-CPU 3740QM (Quad Core) Base Frequency @2.70 GHz; Turbo Frequency @3.70 GHz16GB DDR3 RAMNVIDIA Quadro K1000M 2GB (GDDR5) Dedicated Video RAM15.6 Inch | LED | FHD | Full HD Display - 1920 X 1080 Resolution Ultra High Resolution with Vivid Colors | Anti-glare Finish 1TB HDDWin 10 64bitI have a Samsung SSD I will install in the new laptop.Also, I use a Wacom tablet to digitally paint 300dpi 3000 x 5000 pixel images in Photoshop, so I would like to continue to do this yet without the lag problems I'm currently facing on my old Dell Precision M4600.Questions:Am I making a wise decision based on my needs?Is there a better alternative you would recommend?

Hey guys!I am in a bit of a conundrum. Or my friend is, I should say.My friend bought an Acer Predator Helios 500 laptop which he will primarily use with Premiere Pro. However we both ahve had multiple problems with the program, first being that it STILL crashes while going from and to full screen. the video in the preview window is extremely choopy and the sound cuts out a little bit (but the last one isn't that big of a problem).At first we had problems with the renderer being greyed.We then applied the solution found in these forums by going to Regedit and changing the value in the Vendors tab. But there was a slight difference there - we didn't have an Intel option available so we just put the value of 1 next to the AMD one. Maybe that was the problem? But it definitely helped. What to do? I'm sure the GPU is strong enough to handle PP. Thank you for your help!

Hello,I'm new to all the Premiere Pro and video editing stuff.I thought that I own a pretty performat machineAcer Notebooki7-7700 HQ 2,8 GHz16 gig RamNVIDIA 1060 GTX with 6 GByte of dedicated Video RAMTwo SSDand the machine isn't able to decode 4k 30 p Video in reduced (1/8) resolution in realtime.Export of 10 min 1080p content took 14hrs.I have checked that CUDA is active in the Premiere Pro settings & Media endoder settings. Got no idea what the bottleneck could be. Maybe someone out there can help me.ThxBjörn

I intend upgrading my editing computer in order to use Premiere Pro 2019.  I will need to install Windows 10 (currently using Windows 7)and intend adding the following new components:  ( I have several  hard drives in my computer of course.)        Intel Core CPU i7-9700k   3.6Ghz processor  -  this is a new release I believe        MSI ProSeries Intel 9th / 8th Gen LGA 1151 M.2 USB 3.1 DDR4 HDMI DP CFX Dual LAN ATX Motherboard (Z390-A PRO)        Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2666C16W Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 2666 MHz C16 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Memory KitI would be very grateful for any expert comments regarding thiese components. 

Hello Hardware Experts, First post on the forum.I am building a new editing machine as editing with my laptop (Surface Pro) is impossible. Sadly, I am on a budget as I need to also buy a good screen, so I was seeking for some advice on where to better allocate the $$.This is the planned set-up. Budget $500CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2400GNote: As I am on a budget I won't have money for a dedicated GPU so I think this is the best option, I am planning to upgrade it later for a Ryzen7 with GPU.GPU: RX Vega 11 (integrated on the CPU)RAM: DDR4 8GB 2666mhzNVMe: 256GB -> For Media Cache, Proxys, ScratchSSD 1: 256GB -> Project and Source MediaSSD 2: 256GB -> OS and ApplicationsHDD: 2TB -> Archived Projects, Media and other docsThe big question I have is with the ram: Should I invest in getting 16GB of ram even though I am locating the cache proxys in an NVMe?I have read in a lot of places that 8GB could do and to be honest, RAM is much more expensive than SSD or NVMe at this point.What do yo

Hi guys, I am about to buy the following setup for video editing and a bit of after effects:Intel i7 8700KAsus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING S1151v2 Z390/DDR4/ATX1000GB Samsung 970 Pro M.2500GB Samsung 960 Evo M.2512GB Samsung 860 Pro SSDHow would you ideally split the drives for optimal performance? Here is my idea:970 M2 for 4k footage & media files960 M2 for Window 10 and creative cloud860 SSD for cache and preview Or 970 M2 for 4k footage & cache and preview 960 M2 for Window 10 and creative cloud860 SSD for project files and media filesOr shall cache and preview be the fastest drive? Help much appreciated! Thanks, Alex

I get bogged down trying to get a specific build listed for comment. I've seen how much difference small changes can make in the advantages and disadvantages of various component combinations. So let me start with the bigger picture.I'm willing to spend reasonable $s for what may be my last serious build. I'm now mostly retired, but have a lot of retirement projects of my own to do. So think Puget $6,000ish, but I like to build my own. I don't want to spend money unnecessarily, so willing to still look at i7s for example. But I'd like to build in some future-proofing, and I run a lot of different programs. Not really an over-clocker, but you never know...For example, i9 7940X, X299 (Gigabyte Designare vs Asus what? vs ?), 64GB DDR4 2666, SSD system drive (Samsung 860), 2X SSD M.2 (Samsung 970 Pro 1TB), GTX 1080ti (EVGA vs what? vs 1070 vs?).Or i7 7820X with same other components.Next tier of considerations: Case (roomy, quiet), Power supply (calculate size), CPU Cooling type.Thanks, St

HelloI'm after some help in identifying if my current computer setup is going to be okay to run Premier Pro CC (October 2018 (13.0) release).The published system requirements list an Intel 6th Gen or newer CPU.  I have a Intel Xeon E5-2697v3 processor.  Will this be okay?For the video card I have the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G OC.  I think the requirements now list the 1080 Ti and not the 1080.  Will my installed 1080 cause any problems?All other specification inside the current machine I'm happy with.  It's the processor and video card I'm not 100% on. Thank you in advance, Chris.

Hey there,I need a powerful video editing software.I heard Premiere Pro is the best. But to plan weather to purchase it or not, I first need to know if it will run flawlessly in my PC.The following is my PC spec. Please tell me if i should purchase it. If it will run flawlessly i will, Because i have heard its pretty heavy and might need high spec to run.I also have Nvidia Graphics 740M.

I see that there are new specs out for Premiere Pro CC:Adobe Premiere Pro CC System Requirements

Hello,I'm currently buying new laptop and as you can guess by the title, I'd like to ask some advice regarding CPU/GPU combination. I've narrowed my choices down to two:1) i7-8750H + GeForce GTX 1050 Ti2) i7-7700HQ + GeForce GTX 1060My first instinct was telling me to go for better CPU for video editing, but then I stumbled upon similar thred that suggests that CPU/GPU balance is important and bad balance can even be counter-productive. Should I then go for (2) to have better balance?Note: There's also the same model with i7-8750H + GeForce GTX 1060, but it's quite expensive. How would this combo do? Should I bite the bullet and expand my bugget? Note that I'm beginner, not a professional or semi-professional by any stretch. One of the reasons I'm buying new laptop is so that I can actually run the software at all, my current machine struggles even with Photoshop.Thank you

PPBM - I've been trying to do this test seemingly for years - i keep coming back to it once a year or so but there's always some issue, both with the site and figuring out how to run it and generate results. I finally got it to generate some results, but i have no idea how to interpret them. The PPBM site is kind of a mess and the PPBM charts don't display (even though the top 25, 26-50 do for whatever reason after updating/installing Adobe flash 6). I think the original creator has passed and i don't mean any disrespect, but i really have no frame of reference for interpreting these results that i've stayed up half the night trying to generate. Disk I/O = 298 secondsPremiere Disk write rate: 124.47 MB/sH264 timeline = 386 secondsMPE gain 589/49=12i7 2600k @ 4.6GHz32gb RAMGTX750tiproject disk is m.2 drive getting up to  1300MB/s sequential read and OS drive is a regular SATA SSD.Any help would be greatly appreciated. Or if anyone could just post screenshots of the charts i'm suppo

after looking at the insane prices of getting something like a Drobo or other RAID, i've decided to make a ultra-budget RAID array in my PC. Primarily for storing the bulk of my files, but it should probably also be fast enough to do some editing off of.I'm doing six 2TB 7200 enterprise drives in RAID 10, giving me 6TB of storage and (hopefully) something along the lines of 4-5x read speed of the individual drives? I'm not clear on this either - some sources say that RAID 1 + 0 will give me N-1x the read speed, some say 6x and 3x write speed (, Free RAID Calculator - Caclulate RAID Array Capacity and Fault Tolerance. ) and others say only something like 2-3x read speed. To make this worthwhile and do what i need to do, i would like it to do something like the former - more than 4x read and at least twice the write of a single disc. They are Hitachi drives and were used in a server or RAID setup before but are good working order in terms of passing something like a CrystalDiskInfo check

So i've been using a GTX750ti since i built my (budget) build. I have no idea where to start in terms of GPU searching. The numbers (1080, 570, etc) don't seem to directly correspond to increased quality. My question is this - what are common "budget" GPUs that people are using for video editing that perform well. Just to clarify I don't care about the latest models. Id much rather buy second hand and get something a couple years older. I paid maybe like $60 for my 750ti and honestly i have no real complaints with it. But i'm approaching the point where i'd like an upgrade as mine is a bit dated.I don't have a specific budget. I'd like something decent that will last for my next build, but i'm also not trying to drop like $400 on a GPU right now. I'd be getting a Nvidia GeForce GTX of some sort.Also, which specs are most important for video editing? I probably want something with at least 4GB vRam. I know that CUDA cores are relatively important? Also, is it true that just because a GP